AKAJI KINRANDE BOWL CHINESE OR JAPANESE, 17TH CENTURY OR LATER the hemispherical bowl supported on a short straight food, the exterior covered in an iron red enamel further painted with gilt floral scrolls, the centre of the interior decorated in underglaze blue with chrysanthemums and a dragonfly in double circles, the inner rim further painted a band of diamond pattern, the base inscribed with a four-character 'Fu Gui Chang Chun' in underglaze blue, with a fitted Japanese brocade pouch and a Japanese wooden tomobako box (Dimensions: 11.9cm diameter) (Qty: 1) (11.9cm diameter) Qty: (1) Footnote: Provenance: Private Taiwanese collection, formerly from a private Japanese collection Note: a closely comparable example dated to the Ming dynasty, Jiajing period (1522-1566) is in the collection of British Museum, museum number PDF.548